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Russia Tracking First U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Visit to the Black Sea in 12 Years
April 27, 2021 3:34 PM
USS Hamilton (WMSL-753) transited Bosphorus towards the Black Sea on April 27, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık used with permission
A Coast Guard Cutter is now in the Black Sea, a first for the service since 2008, U.S. 6th fleet said in a Tuesday statement.
Legend-class National Security Cutter USS
Hamilton (WMSL-753) passed through the Bosphorus strait in support of NATO operations in the region.
Vella Gulf gets green light to deploy, after series of technical issues 2 hours ago The cruiser Vella Gulf and the destroyer Laboon come alongside the fleet-replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha in the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 15. (MC2 Dean Cates/Navy) The guided-missile cruiser Vella Gulf has received the green light to continue its deployment after getting underway last week and successfully wrapping up sea trials. “USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) has successfully completed sea trials and will continue on its mission,” 2nd Fleet spokeswoman Lt. Marycate Walsh said in a statement Monday. “Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, ship’s force and Navy technical experts helped to execute work items on a condensed timeline to get the ship back to sea.”
SECDEF Austin orders reinforcements ahead of Afghanistan withdrawal
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives at Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 21. Austin has ordered an increased military presence in the region to protect troops as they withdraw. File photo by Lisa Ferdinando/DoD/UPI | License Photo
U.S. Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin, shown here giving a statement in Jerusalem April 12, has ordered an increased security presence in Afghanistan ahead of the United States withdrawal from the country. Pool Photo by Menahem Kahana/UPI | License Photo
President Joe Biden removes his mask to speak from the Treaty Room in the White House on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. File Photo by Andrew Harnik/UPI | License Photo
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U.S. commanders have asked for the deployment of an aircraft carrier to help protect US and NATO troops as they withdraw from Afghanistan, two senior Defense officials told NBC News.
According to NBC, with fighter squadrons at the ready, an aircraft carrier in the region could provide additional cover in case U.S. and other NATO forces come under fire as they withdraw.
The request, reports NBC, underscores concerns at the Pentagon that the Taliban may choose to launch attacks on NATO troops as they pull out.
The U.S. Naval Institute’s USNI News meanwhile reported the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group’s current stop in the Middle East could be extended to help cover the withdrawal of foreign troops.
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Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Could Extend Stay in Middle East to Cover Afghanistan Withdrawal
April 22, 2021 2:06 PM
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Setogiri (DD 156), back, operates alongside aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in the Arabian Sea on April 19, 2021. US Navy Photo
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group current stop in the Middle East could be extended to help cover the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday.
As of Thursday, USS